HOOSIERS (WIDESCREEN/FULL SCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1986
• Genre: Drama, Sports
• Plot: Nominated for two Oscars*, this triumphant tale of a high school basketball teams' long-shot attempt to ascend to the State Championship is filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense and breathless excitement! Featuring 'fast-break cinematography that catches the pace of the game' (Washington Post) and intense, heart-rending performances from Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, 'Hoosiers' is rated one of ESPN and 'Sports Illustrated's' top-ten sports movies of all time.; ; Hackman is Norman Dale, a basketball coach whose checkered past has led him to a last-chance position with a last-chance team. Made to feel unwelcome by squad members, an icy fellow teacher (Hershey) and townspeople who nearly have him fired, Dale perseveres with a gritty demeanor and an unwavering passion for the game. But winning over the team is only half the battle in a world where small-town teams can end up playing big-time rivals...and a downtrodden outsider can rouse the pride of an entire town!; ; * 1986 Supporting Actor (Dennis Hopper), Original Score
• Cast: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross, Robert Swan, Michael O'Guinne, Wil Dewitt, John Robert Thompson, Michael Sassone, Gloria Dorson, Mike Dalzell, Skip Welker, Eric Gilliom, Robert Boyle, Jerry D. Petro, Sam Smiley, Tom McConnell, Dennis Farkas, Tim Fogarty, Spyridon Stratigos, Ken Strunk, Jerry D. Larrison, Thomas W. Marshall, Gary Long, C.W. Mundy, Jeff Moster, Ralph H. Shively, Rich Komenich, Scott Miley, Robert Sutton, Ray Crowe, Ray Craft, Tom Carnegie, Hilliard Gates, Laura Robling, Nancy Harris, Libbey Schenck, Brad Boyle, Steve Hollar, Brad Long, David Neidorf, Kent Poole, Wade Schenck, Scott Summers, Maris Valainis, John E. Blazier, Anthony Bruce, Bill Gulde, Hugh Richard Heinsohn, Kenny Jobe, Kent Kercheval, Darrin Lafferty, Dennis Lafferty, Duke Thomas Low, Bobby Plump, Aaron Weiler, David Anspaugh, Angelo Pizzo
• Director: David Anspaugh
• Runtime: 1:55
• Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hemdale Film Corporation
• Media Format: Movie